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Bearings And Bearing Metals
A Treatise Dealing with Various Types of Plain Bearings, the Compositions and Properties of Bearing Metals, Methods of Insuring Proper Lubrication, and Important Factors Governing the Design of Plain Bearings
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Few subjects related to the design or construction of machinery are of greater importance than the subject of bearings. All classes of mechanisms have bearings of some kind and bearings that are properly designed and constructed are a necessity. As every experienced mechanic knows, a poor bearing...
by Sham Tickoo
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2018
Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for MEP textbook covers the detailed description of all basic and advanced workflows and tools to accomplish an MEPF (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Fighting) project in a BIM environment. The book explores the processes involved in Building Information Modeling....
by Richard Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Richard Ellis is a consultant in communications and the successful author of 'Communication for Engineers'. In each chapter he highlights key points and situations, and provides exercises to consolidate what has already been learnt. The book ends with a 'toolbox' of useful information on subjects...
Creating the Built Environment
The Practicalities of Designing, Constructing and Owning Buildings
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
We spend most of our lives in buildings and almost every building is unique. The purpose of this book is to explain what buildings are and to provide an integrated overview of how they are built and sustained.
The book does not presume any specialist knowledge of buildings, seeking instead to explain...
Practice Management
New perspectives for the construction professional
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Hazardous Building Materials
A Guide to the Selection of Environmentally Responsible Alternatives
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
This new edition provides a detailed reference source of the use in residential buildings of materials known or suspected to harm health and the environment. Alternative materials are evaluated using unique data sheets which compare environmental impact, cost, health, safety and technical performance...
by Basil Sawczuk
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Risk avoidance has to be addressed not only at the outset of any building project but throughout its lifespan and by all parties involved in the contract. This book covers each stage of the construction process in turn and examines potential problem areas from the point of view of each of the three...
Vegetable Plants and their Fibres as Building Materials
Proceedings of the Second International RILEM Symposium
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2004
This book examines the state-of-the-art on plants and fibres as building materials for low cost construction, emphasizing their use, properties, fabrication, new procedures and future developments. It makes available research results on new techniques for fibre reinforcement and their use in concrete,...
by Mike Billington
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
As the Building Regulations and Approved Documents have become more and more complex, they have become increasingly unfriendly for a professional user. Compliance is only possible by understanding a wide range of supporting documentation. Alternative approaches are implied, but not described or analysed.
This...
by Robert W. Day
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Instant access to the latest geotechnical engineering data
Fully updated to include the 2012 International Building Code (IBC), Geotechnical Engineer's Portable Handbook, Second Edition, features a wealth of on-the-job geotechnical and construction related information in a convenient, quick-reference...
by Peter Burberry
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Environment and Services provides a comprehensive introduction to the technical aspects of building design and construction in the fields of physical environment and services installation. It explains the principles involved, the materials and equipment required, design methods and applications.
The...
by J. Uren, W.F. Price
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2010
The fifth edition of Surveying for Engineers sets out the essential techniques needed for a solid grounding in the subject.
Covering traditional methods and the latest technological advances this popular and trusted textbook is packed with clear illustrations, exercises and worked examples,...
Highway Engineering
Planning, Design, and Operations
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2015
This book helps readers maximize effectiveness in all facets of highway engineering including planning, design, operations, safety, and geotechnical engineering. Highway Engineering: Planning, Design, and Operations features a seven part treatment, beginning with a clear and rigorous exposition of...
Toward a Zero Energy Home
A Complete Guide to Energy Self-Sufficiency at Home
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
A Zero Energy Home (ZEH) – a home that produces as much energy as it consumes – is an idea whose time has come! Authors David Johnston and Scott Gibson (Green from the Ground Up) explore the design and construction of self-sufficient houses from start to finish.
They make the case for a...